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WR2_2_4: Pitch oral & Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Sports Clubs group Meeting Location: White room 2 Session Chair: Susanna Geidne | |
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3:43pm - 3:46pm
Can tailored exercise improve quality of life in people with lumbar spinal stenosis? 1: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport; 2: University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Department of orthopedic surgery, University of Ljubljana, Medical faculty, Chair of orthopedics; 3: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport Background and aim of the study: Reduced trunk muscle endurance is common in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis and may contribute to functional limitations. We tested whether a supervised, individually tailored exercise and counselling programme improves trunk stabiliser endurance compared with a control group. Methods: Participants with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis were randomised to an experimental group (n=31) or a control group (n=29) and assessed at baseline, week 8 and week 12. Trunk endurance outcomes were flexor, right and left side-bridge, and extensor endurance (standardised trunk endurance test battery). Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used; Greenhouse–Geisser correction was applied when sphericity was violated. Results: Flexor endurance showed a significant time-by-group interaction (F(2,106)=3.79, p=0.026), with greater improvement in the experimental group (+34.37 s; +60.96%) than the control group (+10.73 s; +24.39%). Right side-bridge endurance increased over time (F(2,104)=10.63, p=0.001); although the time-by-group interaction did not reach statistical significance (p=0.062), gains were larger in the experimental group (+61.34%) than the control group (+25.61%). Left side-bridge endurance demonstrated a significant time-by-group interaction (F(2,96)=5.96, p=0.004), improving by +44.66% in the experimental group with no change in the control group. Extensor endurance (Greenhouse–Geisser corrected) also showed a significant time-by-group interaction (F(1.607,75.52)=4.46, p=0.021), favouring the experimental group (+93.37%) over the control group (+28.06%). Conclusion: The individually tailored intervention produced statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in trunk flexor, left lateral, and extensor endurance, supporting targeted stabilization training in conservative LSS management. Support/Funding Source: None. | |
